PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

February 2 - 8, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

44%

2

New Obama Administration

17

3

Super Bowl

2

4

Events in Iraq

2

5

Afghanistan

2

6

Octuplets in California

2

7

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

1

8

Gaza Conflict
1

9

Iran

1

10 Cyberspace Issues

1

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

39%

2

New Obama Administration

11

3

Events in Iraq

4

4

Gaza Conflict

2

5

Afghanistan

2

6

Immigration 2

7

U.S. Auto Industry

2

8

Super Bowl

2

9

Energy Debate
2

10

Cyberspace Issues

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

38%

2

New Obama Administration 15

3

Afghanistan 6

4

Gaza Conflict

3

5

Octuplets in California 3

6

U.S. Domestic Terrorism

3

7

Sri Lankan Conflict

2

8

Iran 2

9

U.S. Auto Industry 2

10

Cyberspace Issues

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

35%

2

New Obama Administartion

16

3

Plane Lands in the Hudson
5

4

Michael Phelps' Bong Controversy

3

5

Super Bowl

3

6

Events in Iraq

3

7

Peanut Butter Containing Salmonella

2

8

Octuplets in California
2

9

Papal Pardon of Holocaust Denier

2

10

Madoff banking Scam
2

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

64%

2

New Obama Administration 22

3

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

3

4

Octuplets in California

1

5

Events in Iraq

1

6

Mexican Drug War

1

7

Immigration

1

8

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1

9

Michael Phelps' Bong Controversy

1

10

Madoff Banking Scam <1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economic Crisis

39%

2

New Obama Administration
22

3

Super Bowl
12

4

Iran
4

5

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

3

6

Health Care Debate

1

7

Papal Pardon of Holocaust Denier

1

8

Peanut Butter Containing Salmonella

1

9

Madoff Banking Scam

1

10

Octuplets in California
1